Events

A regional day conference looking at the challenges and importance of good governance in parochial ministry. Open to anyone who is involved in leading or assuring governance and management of life in our parishes – clergy, churchwardens, PCC secretaries, registrars, diocesan staff, trainers etc

Our 2020 Day Conference will mark the centenary of the creation of the Church of England’s Assembly, the forerunner of its General Synod.

The Worshipful Prof Mark Hill QC, Chairman of the Ecclesiastical Law Society, will speak on “The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019: All Change?”

The Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Ripon, will speak on “Law and life in the Anglican Communion.”

Dr Eve Poole will speak at Sheffield Cathedral on “Regulation and governance under the new Cathedrals Measure: the start of a new Chapter?”

William Nye Esq, Secretary General of the General Synod and Archbishops’ Council, will speak on “The Church of England: Some Personal Reflections on Structure and Mission.”

Kate Davey, Barrister and Trustee of The Victorian Society, will speak on “Victorian architecture, the amenity societies and the parish church – a compatibility guide.”

The Revd Dr William Adam, Archbishop of Canterbury’s Ecumenical Adviser and Director of Unity, Faith and Order for the Anglican Communion, will speak on “Communion and Jurisdiction”.

The Society’s Residential Conference for 2021 will take place at the County Hotel, Newcastle, and will consider the Solemnization of Matrimony: Past, present and future.